gamelan gong kebyar

[@horncomposer]

you know what's funny? i discovered this video in october 2007 and became totally entranced by it. i actually remember listening to this over and over again and drawing a detailed diagram of its structure... now two and a half years later i am a gamelan (balinese and javanese) geek playing in my school's ensembles and composing music using elements from both traditions.

[@DEADHIPPIESQUADRON]

Interesting read, care to share a link of that diagrammatic representation?

[@たこ焼きーーたこ焼き]

I'm 12 years late, may I see that detailed diagram?😊

[@dcastle.youtube]

Do you go to BGSU? Do you know Dr. Harnish?

[@pestanah]

When playing gamelan, there is no solo or "I" (self/ego) . Everyone plays as one entity. The whole ensemble is described as one musical instrument. And we have to listen to one another. Often, we play gamelan for own pleasure, like what apriswajaya had mentioned.

[@ce3540]

I have this old VHS, this is performed by Sekaa Gong Tirta Sari. This piece is called Tabuh Sekar Jepun!

[@UFOsirREAL]

I would appreciate any more info on this vhs, as I am searching for a copy

[@justintamoore]

The sweetness and complexity of the gamelan belies the ability for it to suddenly acquire the nearly heavy-metal aggressiveness and passion shown near the end of this performance.

[@animalmother1065]

this is the first time i've ever heard anything so beautiful with just percussion... it blows my mind. the melody is awesome, you can hear it all throughout this video! i love it!

[@dwimursid7826]

Wonderfull Indonesia

[@chitrayudhghatak]

How unfortunate it is that there is no provision for improvisation in this BEAUTIFUL tradition of music! And how wonderful it is to see the musicians possess such a superb sense of understanding with one another so as to produce such a perfectly synchronized piece of music! It is even more wonderful to see the Gamelan, even-though being an oral tradition, being preserved till today in its pristine purity, HATS OFF to the youth!

[@retroflow44]

I love this stuff. There's something so utterly surreal about the sound of the Gamelan and the music played on it that it becomes spiritual.

[@fisharmor]

This is still the best gamelan vid on YT.

[@senantiasa]

I think this is the best one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5jLe32nat6Cr6s (but it's Sundanese, not Balinese) But to each his own.

[@DeclanProud]

I've never heard anything like this before. I'm glad I listened to the whole video & searched for more.

[@WakeUpEverybody54321]

Incredible performance, but I appreciate how well shot this footage is too -- really fosters appreciation for the whole ensemble.

[@GibsonMarco]

This is so metal.

[@withinward]

Marc-Olivier Girard it really is.

[@ritalinkidsonritalin]

I was thinking of doing a cover for this.

[@FollowerOfClay]

totally agreed!

[@FollowerOfClay]

the costumes may need some work tho...metal wise. :)

[@humanonearth1]

No chronologically, metal is this.

[@BrutusMcCrunch]

I gotta say...this is quite brilliant.There is so much music out there besides the corporate garbage we get fed constantly.This here is why youtube is important.

[@OfficialWorldChampion]

this is the best gamelan clip I've found on youtube...........the music is amazing.

[@wayankariasa9501]

This is also awesome : kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3a6dHaJqq2mq7M

[@dimesfromheaven]

Beleganjur is processional gamelan. Gong kebyar is an "explosive-sounding" 20th century style. They use cymbals in gong kebyar as well (called ceng-ceng) but since everyone is marching during a beleganjur performance, you will see more of the cymbals.

[@SiKedek]

But do remember that Gong Kebyar only started to emerge from the 1910's, a time when the Dutch really began to have a colonial presence on the island, as marked by the puputan (ritual suicide) by the royal families of Denpasar in 1906. So, actually, there wasn't that much "peace" then - there was a lot of societal angst and conflict when this style appeared.

[@johncase8534]

My dad was teaching in lndonesia and l witness this first hand truly a humble experience

[@steveyankou4144]

A 3rd grader of mine just described this as "The ultimate Mario music."

[@shiningarmor2838]

The gamelan orchestra was featured in a theme from Super Mario 3D World

[@FujiAppul]

XD

[@ultraaddict909]

ich gerate in Ekstase. ich liebe diese Sounds. Könnte ich den ganzen Tag hören. Es ist große Kunst !

[@JohnLRice]

This is one of THE best videos on KZbin!!!! I love it!

[@davidbutler9323]

I completely agree, the first I heard balinese gamelan, I thought, "someone has to do metal covers of balinese music." It would be awesome.

[@logan9093]

Eddie and Alex Van Halen are both half Indonesian, and I think you can hear quite a bit of influence in Eddie's music

[@saxforth]

Smokin'. Amazing musicians. Grooving to the max. Thanks for posting this!!!!

[@operamad]

Magnificent ensemble work! I love the tempo changes throughout the piece -- such beautiful coherent transitions. A stately, virtuoso performance! Riveting!

[@jescarpio1]

thanks for posting, I really love it. Some phrases remaind me King Crimson or Frank Zappa back in 70´s

[@shiningarmor2838]

They listened to gamelan for inspiration, you know.

[@SiKedek]

This is Tirta Sari from Peliatan. They do world tours occasionally - but for most of the time, they play weekly at the Bale Balerung in Peliatan (near Ubud), Bali.

[@SiKedek]

This is actually Tirta Sari from Peliatan. The video is referenced in this article: The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance: [Asia] Asian Music, Vol. 24, No. 2. (Spring - Summer, 1993), pp. 111-188.

[@mbakakou]

ancient Heavy metal!! love it

[@lakshwadeep]

This is one of the best gamelan videos on youtube!

[@VinceV]

This still is (one of) my favourite video ever!

[@HryMuscle]

As great as this is, and it's TRULY awesome, it does not compare to hearing it live when the vibrations of the instruments pass through your flesh and you can FEEL the sound vibrating your entire body. It is no wonder that so much importance was given to gamelan instruments and that they were felt to contain spirit. Stories abound of supernatural events that have taken place with these instruments.

[@hamuan_paaaaan]

平沢進さんから来てしまった...!!!

[@Niffiwan]

Stunning. I think Gamelan music may be the most advanced non-European musical tradition. The complexity and skill of the players is just wonderful.

[@patriot4786]

Niffiwan agree

[@patriot4786]

Video legend nih😅

[@gecosgaya]

Toda una aventura! qué divertido el gamelán.Gracias por compartirlo. Un saludo

[@yuiyiuy]

Sekar Jupung means Flower from Japan!! Magnificent!! And so well recorded and filmed! a masterpiece of human most achieved art form: music!!

[@pestanah]

I missed watching live Baliness gamelan perfomance. It left a deep impression on me. The atmosphere was surreal and the air was electrically charged..so much so that hairs on my skin stood. I believe HryMuscle would agree with me. Nothing beat watching Balinese gamelan live. There are many different types of gamelan throughout Indo-Malay archipelago. I enjoy playing Javanese gamelan and im fortunate to watch Balinese and Sundanese gamelan being played.

[@liquidcola]

Quite possibly the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.

[@enkibumbu]

Spectacular. Am moving to Thailand. Will check out Bali on a visa run. Fun!

[@SiKedek]

I got this answer from Vaughan Hatch, an ex-pat gamelan musician from NZ who now lives in Sanur, Bali. He even has a channel here - look for "MekarBhuwana": "this is tirta sari because it is seven keyed and it has blue garuda carvings (gunung jati has red); the keys of the teges instruments look a lot older; the teges ceng2 has a long nose; the teges tuning is also slightly lower on a few notes and it doesn't have the extra low ndang that this orchestra has. salam karawitan, vaughan"

[@esterhammerfic]

When the kempli drops it just hits different.

[@anak1]

Bagus sekali!!! Balinese Gamelan (including Lombok), as opposed to Javanese gamelan, really has the fierceness and rhythmic drive of the other more archaic Southeast Asian gong-drum ensembles such as Philippine Kulintang or Sundanese Kolenang, but had reached such a sophisticated level due to the onset of historic peace on the island! Its like Gong Kebyar is what happens when you reach the pinnacle of gong-drum focused music! Proud to studying it!

[@てんぱ-h6b]

Black in Whiteの他にスノーブラインドもガムラン使われてるよね。

[@gneissisnice100]

I also have to analyze it for class (everybody here in MUS 309? hehe), and I like it. It's different, but it's interesting, and I love how they do so much with just percussion.

[@Delayednoise]

their timing is flawless.

[@ondinehd6889]

The precision, and range of dynamics is staggering! I realize this video was posted several years ago, but could you tell us the name of this group of musicians? Is it "Peliatan Dance Troupe?" I saw that they made a recording of several songs, but are there other live performances, such as this one, by this same group? I think they are fantastic, and I would love to see more videos of them performing live. Of the many I have seen, they are one of the best!

[@danlbug]

This is incredibly awesome! I wish the sound and video was a little higher quality though. I have seen a higher quality version of it, and some of the intricacies are lost in this on because of the sound quality.

[@boflynn78]

This blows me away. It reminds me of "the box" by orbital. Its also a bit like those fast snare rushes that Aphex Twin does.

[@Raccooooooooooon]

I don't usually comment on videos but this was amazing, y'all.

[@bramanaka]

Yeah it sounds like death metal or speed metal. I think combining metal music and these gamelans in the right way could be something epic.

[@DaZeuhlUndazir]

this has to be one of the greatest videos on this website

[@JLC981]

This reminds me of another piece I like called Sekaha Buddaya. LOVE Balinese Gamelan.

[@xicotam]

awesome instrument with a very unique and original sound. SuperB!

[@mintzmia]

Blows my mind everytime.

[@migueliglesias4890]

This sounds so surreal. Beautifully progressive.

I've been looking for this video for a while

[@kinsalelou]

Amazing - even better when you're in Bali itself!!

[@byersandrew3]

this is legit the sound my brain makes when i try to remember what defenestration means

[@jorntepornt]

Hi, I really love this "song" and I was wondering if this video is part of a whole movie. If it is I'd like to see more of it. All the best Jornt

[@theharakiriboyturnedout3470]

Great music! Pop and atonal at the same time.

[@USER1046]

I love KZbin, I get to hear sounds from all over the world.

[@dhollsynthmusic]

This is great, thanks for posting!

[@getreal5895]

3:30 sounds so nice.

[@stevie8271]

this would be so good as a DnB/breakcore song

[@anaigus626]

Development of high civilization

[@shitcreekpolka]

I wish I could join a group or class or something and get to play this music and these instruments.

[@SiKedek]

+shitcreekpolka Where are you located now? If you're in the US, there might be a Balinese gamelan near you. Just look at the gamelan directory over at the American Gamelan Institute website: gamelan.org/directories/index.html

[@shitcreekpolka]

+SiKedek thats really nice of you to comment! Thanks! Im going to look into that.

[@berbaiartikel123]

i like..!! so beautiful..!! maju terus budaya bali..!!

[@ctshiner]

i like how they have to mute notes with their left hands to keep things from getting dissonant. I can't think of any other instrument works quite the same way, it really makes for some interesting things technique-wise!

[@larsox]

great, haunting melodies throughout. i am reminded of the gamelan pieces in the akira soundtrack. are all gamelan groups this good? or are these guys masters of the gamelan? just curious what the average caliber of orchestras like this is.

[@Hardleysm]

It's almost like that song is natural, like it came directly from the earth. Amazing. This is when humans amaze me.

[@SiKedek]

@DaZeuhlUndazir It's called "Sekar Jepun" (Plumeria Blossom).

[@pascal62]

this is way more interesting, groovy and hip than the dopest electronic music track

[@vichernandezii]

European composers used to listen to this and ask “how is this considered music?” Because the music so sparsely has harmony (when they do it’s normally kempung or telu which is kempung in inversion) and is dominated by metallic instruments, it’s hard for it to be relatable to Europeans and Americans. What is ironic is that gong kebyar was inspired by western orchestras, they just go much slower than the gamelan in Bali. Appreciate this music, it’s dope af.

[@elleirvin2717]

uhuh sure they did bud

[@SIXPOINTPROS]

damn these guys are good

[@TheRiobard]

that was the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life

[@高機能びすこ]

3:30 part of "Black in white" 　kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH2ZXmelmcuFq80

[@brian21m33]

This song is called Sekar Jupun fron Indonisia.

[@and7barton]

Bloody great ! - Love it !

[@maron8515]

Tool's drummer is in Indonesia exploring Gamelan percussion right now... Maybe we'll see it make an appearance in their next album or tour.

[@Wul-Lop]

Great performance & interesting video. Gamelan is very unique, original & may be something spiritual, orientally Jazz. Thank & many thanks.

[@chucklin9629]

Grown men banging pots and pans is my jam baby.

[@moseycreativeproduction]

one of the most impressive things ive ever seen

[@cabahr]

I came here not liking gamelan, but I think I'm starting to like it. :)

[@LipsLikeSugar78]

This is great. I love it.

[@mikegowan2008]

i want to start a gamelan band. video is cool but it must be way more fun to be in the middle of it and doing it.

[@humanonearth1]

Transcendental

[@JohnLRice]

I lve this so much I keep coming back to watch it! Is this available on a DVD by any chance?

[@JohnLRice]

I'm back again! :-)

[@TheIndonesianPride]

@@JohnLRice The composition is entitled Sekar Jepun (Japanese flower). Usually it is available on Nonsuch Explorers Records.

[@JohnLRice]

@@TheIndonesianPride Thanks! :-)

[@TheIndonesianPride]

@@JohnLRiceMy pleasure and hope you can find it. There are many records of Balinese gamelan out there but I don't know the album/CD title.

[@foreverzeroattack]

Never fail to astound me, this intricate and melodious assault on the senses...

[@bandguyz24]

the bridge in this piece is haunting

[@audinos4827]

Amazing video. Their precision is incredible.

[@vkorchnoifan]

Best video of Indonesia's Gamelon.

[@aaeiou90]

So basically Gong Kebyar is gamelan's analog of djent

[@JJTFishing]

This is soooo amazing!

[@apriswajaya]

once that metronome type of instrument kicks in, everything starts to make sense...

[@jarblewarble]

This reminds me of the "drum and bass" genre of electronic music.

[@jackpartoncomposer]

This actually isn't the sort of gamelan that Debussy heard; it was a Javanese gamelan that performed at the Exhibition Universelle in Paris in 1889, a much more stately and "static" sounding ensemble. Balinese gamelan at that time was not dissimilar, but this more virtuoso "Kebyar" style didn't evolve until into the twentieth century, and is really much more a Balinese development. There's an amazing book my Michael Tenzer, "Gamelan Gong Kebyar", lots of history & structure, and has CD's.

[@baiwatch1]

This is so good it makes me cry.

[@esterhammerfic]

I've had that reaction. I highly recommend the "Music of the Gamelan Gong Kebyar" CDs on Vital Records, they're superb quality

[@Digicult666]

oh yeah suling usually plays melody or some deviation that makes consonance. it is sometimes exempt from the male/female gamelan instrument roles in smaller ensembles

[@Attakijing]

ya i think so too...thats why i only listen to indie bands...bands like arcade fire and mars volta and fiery furnaces...youve probably never heard of them theyre pretty underground...

[@maebeach]

"bangs" on and beat! perfect.

[@igeordie]

Balinese gamelan is awesome. I love hearing nightly rehearsals in Seminak.

[@Shramir]

haha 0:23 i love the guy in the bg rocking out

[@zeke7071]

This is awesome!